Contents

EARLY WORDS

President's column
I regularly drive on the Pacific Highway. If you can get from one end to the other without being stopped or detoured because of a crash, it's a relief.

CEO catch-up
On Wednesday November 11, I will report to Members on NRMA’s performance this year at the Annual General Meeting.

Motoring

Small sedan showdown
Our motoring team pits four contenders against each other in the ultimate small car road test.

TRAVEL

Soak up the tropical fun
From nanny state to relaxed state - why there's nowhere in the world like Tahiti

The True North
A Kimberley cruise lets you smile at a crocodile - and do it in style

Join the Q for Sydney's best view
Once a place of sickness and misery, the quarantine station at North Head is now a fount of history and luxury

The bush-bashing B route
Take a VW Passat from Melbourne to Sydney - the hard way

Past Open Road e-zines can be viewed electronically.